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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online. Many of these ‘child brands’ need to leverage the same retail fulfillment methods of the parent. So your distributed order management strategy must consider the DC and the store, both for taking and fulfilling orders.

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Walmart Canada Will Invest $3.5 Billion To Modernize Stores, DCs And Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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In Bankruptcy, Brooks Brothers Explores Sale, Closes 50+ Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Iconic apparel retailer Brooks Brothers has joined the ranks of retailers whose struggling businesses were tipped into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the pandemic. The application powers store associates with mobile POS, clienteling, buy online/pick up in-store (BOPIS) and store-to-door fulfillment and endless aisle capabilities.

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Off-White is now letting customers pay with cryptocurrency. Here’s why

Inside Retail

Upon announcing Off-White would begin accepting cryptocurrency in exchange for apparel and accessories, the popular brand said in a statement: “This is another important step in the growth of the brand, that looks towards the future including Web 3.0 technologies, understanding the needs and desires of its ever-evolving customer base.”.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

Retail TouchPoints

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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2020 VALENTINE ECONOMICS AND GROWTH PERSPECTIVE FOR JEWELERS LOOK LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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2020 VALENTINE ECONOMICS AND GROWTH PERSPECTIVE FOR JEWELERS LOOK LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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